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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 90 2 Browse Search
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 78 10 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 72 6 Browse Search
Col. J. Stoddard Johnston, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.1, Kentucky (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 64 6 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 41 1 Browse Search
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 31 1 Browse Search
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox 28 0 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 28 2 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 27 3 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 21 1 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 8 (search)
ail closes, and I have time only to request that they may be inserted in the report of January twenty-eighth, among the lists of actions then given, and also published in the Army and Navy Journal, which has published that report. As my object was to show what the navy had done in this quarter, I am very glad to be able to extend the list. The loss of three fleet captains in succession--Captain Rodgers, killed in the Catskill, Captain Badger, wounded in an action with Moultrie, and Lieutenant Preston, taken prisoner in the assault on Sumter — necessarily deranged all the business of my command very much. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, John A. Dahlgren, Rear-Admiral, commanding S. A. B. Squadron. Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy. Additional list of actions in which the iron-clads were engaged with the rebel batteries in Charleston harbor while reducing Morris Island. date.name.rounds fired.hits by enemy.distance.object.remark
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 41 (search)
pon his right. I therefore concluded to hold Preston for the time, and urge on to renewed efforts I therefore ordered General Buckner.to move Preston forward. Before this, however, General Buckntook there also a large number of prisoners. Preston's assault, though not a complete success at t right receding, forming an obtuse angle with Preston's line. In his front was a heavy breastwork ing was placed in position on the ridge which Preston's division occupied. When Stewart's divisionine in front of and nearly at right angles to Preston's, whose division had passed the stream aboveons. At twenty minutes after four Brigadier-General Preston, of Buckner's corps, in answer to mye honor to remain Your obedient servant, W. Preston, Brigadier-General, P. A. C. S. Tabular munition becoming scarce, I informed Brigadier-General Preston, commanding division, that, unless snd twentieth instant: By order of Brigadier-General Preston, commanding division, I crossed the [32 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 61 (search)
s; Ninth Arkansas volunteers, Colonel Dunlop; Sixth Mississippi volunteers, Colonel Lowry; Second Confederate battalion; Watson's battery, Captain Bursley. General Preston.--Third Kentucky volunteers, Colonel Thompson; Sixth Kentucky volunteers, Colonel Lewis; Seventh Kentucky volunteers, Colonel Crossland; Thirty-fifth Alabama th, divided into five divisions, the two extreme ones guarded, by detachments from my brigade (Third Louisiana), the remaining three by detachments from Brigadier-Generals Preston's, Helm's, and Colonel Statham's brigades, reinforced by light batteries from Colonel Withers' artillery. The fleet from Memphis began to make its appeand everything was accordingly placed in readiness for them. A new battery of twenty-four-pounders, just erected, was manned by a light artillery detachment from Preston's brigade, under Lieutenant Gracie, and sharpshooters, from the same brigade, placed along the bank, wherever the ground was favorable. As conjectured, the enemy